Hello everyone,
I’m Pup Zircon, the guy taking pictures with politicians.
I saw some posts in this subreddit with my pictures, I thought I would share the story behind the pictures.
I started doing this because my friend with an orange hood took a picture with Jagmeet at Comox Valley Pride in 2024 and I wanted to copy that.
During the last federal election I heard he was going to be in Victoria and went to go take a picture. I asked his campaign manager if it was okay if I snapped a photo and he told me to wait until the end of the event. While I waited, a nice lady gave me head scratches and barked at me.
Then I realized I live within biking distance of Elizabeth May. She told me she’s been supporting the gays since the 1980s.
Carney was the most difficult one to get: I didn’t even know he would be at Vancouver Pride. I was watching the parade from the overpass and heard someone say “That was Mark Carney” and I booked it, ran after his entourage, got close enough to have half a second for a photo.
I have no political intentions with my pictures; as u/ProbablyAPsyop said, I am “collecting them like pokemon”.
Do what brings you joy,
- Zircon
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